The Gauliga Saxony was the highest football league in the German state of Saxony (German:Sachsen) from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gau Saxony replaced the state Saxony.
The league was introduced by the Nazi Sports Office in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power in Germany. It replaced the Bezirksligas and Oberligas as the highest level of play in German football competitions.
In its first season, the league had eleven clubs, playing each other once at home and once away. The league champion then qualified for the German championship. The bottom three teams were relegated. The season after, the league was reduced to ten teams. It operated on the same modus until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Due to the effects of the war, the 1939–40 season was played in two regional groups of six teams each with a home-and-away final between the two group winners.
During the war years, the Dresdner SC became a dominating force in German football, with two championships, in 1943 and 1944, a lost final in 1940 and two cup wins in 1940 and 1941. The VfB Leipzig was the other team from the league with a national title, winning the German Cup in 1936. Those successes made the Gauliga Sachsen one of the strongest competitions in the country.
In the 1940–41 season, the Gauliga Sachsen returned to a single division format, now with twelve clubs. This number was reduced to ten for the next season and remained at this strength until 1944.
The imminent collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945 gravely affected all Gauligas and football in the region was split into seven regional groups. However, none of them played more than a few games before the arrival of the Red Army, and the end of the war terminated all competitions.
Virtually all football clubs in the region were dissolved and replaced with clubs controlled by the new communist government. Of those, some readopted the pre-1945 names after the German reunification in 1990.
Founding members of the league
The eleven founding members and their league placing in 1932-33 were:[1]
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Sources
Die deutschen Gauligen 1933-45 - Heft 1-3(in German) Tables of the Gauligas 1933–45, publisher: DSFS
Kicker Almanach, (in German) The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine
External links
(in German) The Gauligas Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv
Germany - Championships 1902-1945 at RSSSF.com
January 09, 2023
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Main article Gauliga The Gauliga Saxony was the highest football league in the German state of Saxony German Sachsen from 1933 to 1945 Shortly after the formation of the league the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany and the Gau Saxony replaced the state Saxony Gauliga SachsenFounded1933Folded1945Replaced byDDR OberligaCountryNazi GermanyStateSaxonyGau from 1934 Gau SaxonyLevel on pyramidLevel 1Domestic cup s TschammerpokalLast championsDresdner SC 1943 44 Contents 1 Overview 2 Aftermath 3 Founding members of the league 4 Winners and runners up of the league 5 Placings in the league 1933 44 6 References 6 1 Sources 7 External linksOverview EditThe league was introduced by the Nazi Sports Office in 1933 after the Nazi takeover of power in Germany It replaced the Bezirksligas and Oberligas as the highest level of play in German football competitions In its first season the league had eleven clubs playing each other once at home and once away The league champion then qualified for the German championship The bottom three teams were relegated The season after the league was reduced to ten teams It operated on the same modus until the outbreak of World War II in 1939 Due to the effects of the war the 1939 40 season was played in two regional groups of six teams each with a home and away final between the two group winners During the war years the Dresdner SC became a dominating force in German football with two championships in 1943 and 1944 a lost final in 1940 and two cup wins in 1940 and 1941 The VfB Leipzig was the other team from the league with a national title winning the German Cup in 1936 Those successes made the Gauliga Sachsen one of the strongest competitions in the country In the 1940 41 season the Gauliga Sachsen returned to a single division format now with twelve clubs This number was reduced to ten for the next season and remained at this strength until 1944 The imminent collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945 gravely affected all Gauligas and football in the region was split into seven regional groups However none of them played more than a few games before the arrival of the Red Army and the end of the war terminated all competitions Aftermath EditWith the end of the Nazi era the Gauligas ceased to exist and the region found itself in the Soviet occupation zone The DDR Oberliga was formed in the following years as the highest level of play in the new country of East Germany and the region became part of the East German football league system Virtually all football clubs in the region were dissolved and replaced with clubs controlled by the new communist government Of those some readopted the pre 1945 names after the German reunification in 1990 Founding members of the league EditThe eleven founding members and their league placing in 1932 33 were 1 Dresdner SC champion Ostsachsen division VfB Leipzig Polizei SV Chemnitz champion Mittelsachsen division SV Guts Muts Dresden Wacker Leipzig champions Nordwestsachsen division VfB Glauchau champion Westsachsen division Plauener SuBC Planitzer SC Chemnitzer BC VFC Plauen SpVgg Falkenstein champion Vogtland divisionWinners and runners up of the league EditThe winners and runners up of the league 1 Season Winner Runner Up1933 34 Dresdner SC VfB Leipzig1934 35 PSV Chemnitz Dresdner SC1935 36 PSV Chemnitz Dresdner SC1936 37 BC 01 Hartha PSV Chemnitz1937 38 BC 01 Hartha SV Fortuna Leipzig1938 39 Dresdner SC VfB Leipzig1939 40 Dresdner SC Planitzer SC1940 41 Dresdner SC Planitzer SC1941 42 Planitzer SC Dresdner SC1942 43 Dresdner SC Planitzer SC1943 44 Dresdner SC SG ZwickauPlacings in the league 1933 44 EditThe complete list of all clubs participating in the league 1 Club 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944Dresdner SC 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1VfB Leipzig 2 6 5 5 5 2 3 5 5 7 10PSV Chemnitz 3 1 1 2 3 5 3 3 4 9Guths Muts Dresden 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 10Wacker Leipzig 5 8 7 10 11VfB Glauchau 6 10 4 12SuBC Plauen 7 9SC Planitz 8 7 8 3 6 4 1 2 1 2 7Chemnitzer BC 9 2 6 3 4 4VFC Plauen 10SpVgg Falkenstein 11SV Fortuna Leipzig 3 3 7 2 6 2 8 7 6 9Sportfreunde Dresden 5 9 7 5 10BC Hartha 6 1 1 3 4 9 3 3Dresdensia Dresden 10Tura Leipzig 6 7 10 5 7 9 8Riesaer SV 03 9 4 6 5 6SpVgg Leipzig 9SV Gruna 10Concordia Plauen 9 6SC Dobeln 8 8 5Sportlust Zittau 10SG Zwickau 2References Edit a b c Gauliga final tables f archiv de in German Retrieved 28 February 2016 Sources Edit Die deutschen Gauligen 1933 45 Heft 1 3 in German Tables of the Gauligas 1933 45 publisher DSFS Kicker Almanach in German The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga since 1937 published by the Kicker Sports MagazineExternal links Edit in German The Gauligas Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv Germany Championships 1902 1945 at RSSSF com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gauliga Sachsen amp oldid 1005143801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
